Politics & Government

Primary Election Day: Here's How and Where to Send in Your Ballot

Also find here a quick wrap-up of the three big races on the ballot for Kirkland voters.

Tuesday is King County Primary Election day, and here’s a little reminder: To be counted, you must have your mail-in ballot postmarked or dropped off at a ballot box by 8 p.m.

There are 11 drop boxes in King County, but unfortunately, none in Kirkland. The nearest are , 15670 NE 85th Street, and , 17425 Ballinger Way.

King County has an all mail-in ballot - each one requires a single first-class stamp -- although voters with disabilities may vote in person at and the King County elections Office in Renton from 7 a.m. to 8 p.m. Tuesday. All voters may use the accessible voting centers, though identification and signature will be required to vote in person.

For a complete list of ballot drop box locations and a wealth of other information on the primary, click here to go to the King County Elections page.


Primary Election Candidate Wrap Up

The three big contests on the Tuesday’s primary ballot for Kirkland voters are two city council races -- for seats now held by Dave Asher and Bob Sternoff -- and one for the District 6 King County Council seat currently held by Jane Hague.

Also noteworthy is the fact that the two city council races mark the first time some 30,000 residents of recently annexed northern neighborhoods will be able to cast a ballot in a Kirkland election.

In all three primary races, voters will narrow the field to two candidates for the Nov. 15 general election.

Hague faces perhaps the biggest election battle of council career in challengers John Creighton of Kirkland, Richard Mitchell of Mercer Island Patsy Bonincontri of Bellevue. See an earlier Patch story here about that contest. For profiles in their own words, see Patch’s candidate questionaires here:







The bigger of the two Kirkland City Council races pits position 6 incumbent Dave Asher against James Hart of Houghton and Martin Morgan of Rose Hill. Morgan did not respond to a Patch request to fill out a candidate profile. But here are profiles for the other two candidates:

Dave Asher
James Hart


The other city council race, for position 2, is not as big of a contest only because one of the three candidates on the ballot has dropped out, but did not do so in time to remove is name from the ballot. Chuck Hinson has not actively campaigned, but because he did not inform King County Elections in writing by its deadline for withdrawals, his name remains on the ballot. So essentially, the position 2 election is a two-person race, withe Steroff being challenged by newcomer Jason Gardiner of Kingsate. Here are their candidate profiles.

Jason Gardiner
Bob Sternoff

 

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Also on the ballot is Proposition 1, the Veterans and Human Services Levy, which would extend an expiring levy approved in 2005. It would authorize a property tax of 5 cents per $1,000 of assessed valuation, with half the proceeds supporting veterans in need and their families.


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